Montecristo #1 Cigars

Gauge: Medium

Format: Cervantes

Weight: 10,8 grams

Length: 165 mm

Ring: 42

Manufactured: Hand Made cigars

Presentation: 1 Layer in a Box of 10 cigars

Cigar Review
This Habano from Montecristo is the point of reference for this size. This cigar is strong, even somewhat harsh, compared with cigars of other brands that try to please more delicate tastes. It is a Habano that does not allow any other reference but itself.

MONTECRISTO CIGARS

Year of Foundation: 1935

Tobacco Country: Cuba

Tobacco Procedence: Vuelta Abajo (Pinar del Rio)

Cigar Factory: H. Upmann

The Montecristo cigars form the most famous of the many exquisite Cuban cigar brands. Montecristo started only in 1935 as a new brand from Menendez, Garcia y Cia., back then the owners of the H. Upmann cigar brand. The name of these Montecristo cigars is reported to have been inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel Le Comte de Montecristo. With a strong marketing effort from Alfred Dunhill of London, the Montecristo cigar brand became the most popular of all Havana export cigars. There are no machine-made shapes in this cigar range and the strength is medium; in fact, it has become the standard by which all other Habanos are now judged. Click here for more Montecristo cigar history!